c3: To calculate the c3 Comobidity Index (targeted at cancer...

Description Usage Arguments Value Note Author(s) References

View source: R/c3.R

Description

This file aims to calculate the c3 Comobidity Index.

Usage

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c3(data, comorbidity)

Arguments

data

Your data file in which Elixhauser Comorbidity Index is to be calculated

comorbidity

A vector of all comorbidity variables

Value

data: a new data.frame named "data". This data frame contains a new variable "c3": the c3 Index was developed by Sarfati et al. in 2014. This is a comorbidity index targeted at cancer patients.

Note

This C3 index is used specifically for cancer patients.

Author(s)

Miao Cai <email: miao.cai@outlook.com>

References

Sarfati, D., et al., Cancer-specific administrative data-based comorbidity indices provided valid alternative to Charlson and National Cancer Institute Indices. J Clin Epidemiol, 2014. 67(5): p. 586-95

Sarfati, D., Developing new comorbidity indices for cancer populations using administrative data. 2013, University of Otago: Dunedin. <Dr. Sarfati's doctoral dissertation>


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